Tag Archives: Biblioteca Apostolica

Memorabilia: Georg Zoega on Reconstructing Coptic Manuscripts from Scattered Leaves

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Alin Suciu

As the readers of my blog probably know well, the main challenge of Coptic literature is the fragmentary state in which most of the manuscripts in this language are preserved. Of course, I am not referring to the late Bohairic … Continue reading →

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An Encomium on the 12 Apostles Attributed to Severian of Gabala: New Sahidic Fragments

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Alin Suciu

(Kudos is due again to Rev. James M. Leonard) Sever Juan Voicu published recently in the journal Apocrypha an extensive article concerning the apocryphal traditions in the Encomium on the 12 Apostles ascribed to Severian of Gabala.[1] This text is … Continue reading →

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The White Monastery Euchologion: Update

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Alin Suciu

My paper concerning the age of the Sahidic Euchologion manuscript was published in the latest issue of Vigiliae Christianae and can be read here. The article is dedicated to the memory of Dom Emmanuel Lanne, osb, who edited the Euchologion … Continue reading →

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À propos de la datation du manuscrit contenant le Grand Euchologe du Monastère Blanc

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Alin Suciu

“À propos de la datation du manuscrit contenant le Grand Euchologe du Monastère Blanc,” Vigiliae Christianae 65 (2011) 189-198. The article is dedicated to the memory of Father Emmanuel Lanne, osb. Abstract: The most complete Sahidic manuscript of the Euchologion, … Continue reading →

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New Fragments from the Sahidic Version of the History of Joseph the Carpenter

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Alin Suciu

Published in Le Muséon 122 (2009) 279-289. Suciu-New Fragments Historia Josephi Abstract: Focused on the figure of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus Christ, the so-called History of Joseph the Carpenter is one of the most renowned writings preserved in … Continue reading →

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